Yongping braised chicken is known as "a chicken in western Yunnan". The choice of materials is very particular. It must be local high-quality chicken, which ensures the freshness and flexible taste of chicken. It is cooked with more than ten kinds of ingredients such as high-quality peppers, tsaoko, garlic, dried peppers and ginger. Golden color, crisp appearance, fresh and delicious chicken, favored by diners. Dali's annual "March Street" is a grand gathering to enjoy Yongping braised chicken. Friends visiting March Street want to eat braised chicken, so they turn into shops everywhere and have a cup of tea. In a short time, a plate of Yongping braised chicken was freshly baked, with Yongping special pickles and pickled peppers. The smoothness of chicken and the sour taste of pickles will make people linger.
Ten must-eat delicacies in Dali.
Dalibaizu casserole fish
Bai people pay attention to "freshness" in eating fish, and they are blessed to eat fish in Erhai Lake, Dali. The melting snow-capped mountains have become the water of Erhai Lake, so the water quality nourishes the exceptionally fresh fish in Erhai Lake. Dali's famous "casserole fish" is made of fresh carp, tender chicken slices, ham and mushrooms in Erhai Lake, and is slowly cooked in a casserole made by Xiangyun. A large plate of vegetable leaf mats on the table, cooked in a pot, is full of fragrance and colorful, which makes people's index fingers move. Eat while it's hot and try the fish that has absorbed more than ten kinds of rich ingredients. It is called a delicate and delicious fish.
Of course, I want to remind you that the quality of wild fish in Erhai Lake is different from that in fish ponds, and the price is also different.
Ten must-eat delicacies in Dali.
[Dali rawhide]
Dali rawhide originated in Eryuan County and has now developed into a traditional dish in Dali. The local dialect calls this way of eating "Hagrid". The choice and production of raw hides are particularly particular. The best raw hides are pig hind legs, tenderloin and tenderloin. Bake pigskin with straw or wheat straw until the surface of pigskin turns yellow, then wash it with water and eat it raw with seasoning. Generally, there are two ways to eat: one is that rawhide and seasoning are not put together, but eaten together with seasoning; One is to mix raw skin and raw meat with seasoning and make cold salad directly. The most authentic rawhide tastes delicate but not fishy, sour but not evil, spicy and fragrant, and delicious.
There are raw skin and raw meat mixed with kimchi, shredded radish and shredded cucumber, and some need to be dipped in water. The simple dipping method is to dip pepper and salt and eat directly. The other is to serve a bowl of colorful dipping sauce with water, which tastes different in different ways. Of course, rawhide is a cold dish, and people with bad stomachs can selectively eat it in small amounts.
Ten must-eat delicacies in Dali.
Xi Zhou Ba ba
Porridge Baba is a kind of flavor snack popular in Dali urban and rural areas, also known as crispy. It is a kind of wheat flour scone with complete color, fragrance and taste, which is most famous for the traditional Baba of Xizhou Bai people. Porridge Baba has two flavors: sweet and salty. Salted chopped green onion, salt and pepper; Cookies are flavored with ham, diced meat and rose sugar. When roasting, roast with two layers of charcoal fire, and the Baba cooked in the oil kang in the pot is slowly baked yellow and crisp. No matter sweet or salty, the natural fragrance and crisp and smooth taste are unforgettable.
Generally, 5 yuan has two flavors: sweet and salty. No matter which flavor, it is worth tasting.
Ten must-eat delicacies in Dali.
[eight bowls of earth]
If you visit a Bai family, or attend a Bai wedding, you will have a chance to eat the traditional dishes of the Bai people-"large bowl". The earthen bowl refers to eight dishes: Redmi Meat, Steamed Fish with Powder, Thousand Pieces of Meat, Mushroom Tofu, Crispy Bamboo Shoots, Gouache Strips, Golden Beans and Lily Dumplings, plus a platter and shrimp soup. A variety of dishes combine sour, sweet, spicy and spicy tastes, and people of all ages can find delicious food that is both appetizing and nourishing.
If you have friends in Dali, or have the opportunity to attend an authentic eight-bowl banquet of Bai nationality and Tujia nationality, you should generally let the prestigious elderly among the guests sit first, which is commonly known as "opening a banquet". When attending a wedding reception, you can also wrap meat and vegetables and take them home for the elderly or children, which means that you bring happiness and blessings home.
Ten must-eat delicacies in Dali.
[carving plum]
Plum is a traditional food of Bai people in Dali, and it is also one of the famous specialties in Yunnan. Named after carving patterns on the fruit of plum. The process of carving plums is to take salted plums as raw materials, soak them in lime water, take them out to dry, then carve continuous zigzag patterns on plum meat with a meat cutter, squeeze out plum kernels from the gaps, gently press them into chrysanthemum-shaped, zigzag plum cakes, put them in a clear water basin, sprinkle a little salt to remove the sour taste of plums, and then put them in a sand jar and soak them in fine brown sugar and honey for several months. Pickled carved plum tastes fragrant, crisp and sweet. Sweet and sour, refreshing, promoting fluid production to quench thirst, stimulating appetite and refreshing, rich in vitamin C, glucose, amino acids and other nutrients, it is a kind of food beneficial to human body.
Ten must-eat delicacies in Dali.
[Grilled fish bait]
Traveling in Dali, you can see stalls at any time when you walk on the street in the morning. There is a brazier with barbed wire in front of the stall owner. There are several white round cakes on the net with red chestnut charcoal burning underneath. This is Dali Bait Burning Wharf. After the bait is prepared, diners can add hot sauce, sweet sauce, sesame sauce, marinated tofu, peanuts, bean sprouts, sauerkraut and minced meat according to their own tastes. According to the way Dali people eat, you can also wrap a fried dough stick, or a hot dog, or ham sausage in the bait block, so that the whole bait block tastes richer and more fragrant. With a gentle bite, the rich stuffing will be scattered in your mouth. That kind of spicy and warm feeling will definitely give you an unspeakable happiness.
Generally, 5 yuan is 3 ~ 1, which can be eaten for breakfast or as a snack. In addition to baking bait slices, you can also order fried bait slices in many traditional Bai restaurants, which is also called big rescue. Spicy and delicious. It is delicious.
Ten must-eat delicacies in Dali.
[Milk fan]
"Milk sold as a fan" among the eighteen eccentrics in Yunnan refers to "milk fan". Milk fan is a local dairy product in China. It is made of milk, solidified in acid water, and then pulled into fan-shaped sheets. All roads lead to the same goal, just like western cheese. Breastfans can be eaten in a variety of ways, such as frying, frying, stewing, frying, rolling into a tube, and making various delicious dishes with various fillings. The most common method used by Bai people in Dali is to fry vegetable oil, and then sprinkle salt or sugar to eat. Mellow and delicious, with unique flavor.
Prices range from 30 to a catty in 40 yuan. If you just want to taste it, it is recommended to buy freshly baked milk powder silk. There are many stalls in the ancient city, and the price is around 6 yuan. Want to eat fried flavor, all Bai restaurants in Dali can eat fried milk fans.
Ten must-eat delicacies in Dali.
Dalibaizu sancha
Three teas are a way of drinking tea when Bai people in Yunnan entertain distinguished guests, which belongs to the category of tea culture. The first kind of tea-"bitter tea", also known as "hundred fights tea", tastes bitter and cold, and there is bitterness in bitterness, which means that a person must practice his internal skills hard if he wants to make a difference. The second kind of tea is fragrant and sweet, and it is called "sweet tea", which means bitter with sweet. The third kind of "aftertaste tea" is full of saliva, refreshing and moistening the throat, which means that life is complicated and everything must be "aftertaste". White "Three Teas" is famous for its tea, which integrates tea drinking with tea art and life. Tea ceremony is full of profound philosophy of life.
In Dali, there are three excellent places to taste Bai three tea. One is a teahouse in Yang Ren Street, the other is a Bai folk house in Xizhou, and the third is sailing on Erhai Lake by ferry. When you are intoxicated in the fairyland of "Pearl of the Plateau" and "Penglai on earth", you can enjoy "three teas" in the elegant dance of Bai girls.
Ten must-eat delicacies in Dali.
Dalibaizu bean jelly
Rice flour is a special food in Yunnan. As the name implies, it is a linear food made of rice, which can be boiled, fried, marinated and mixed. In Dali, local people like to eat bean jelly, and different nationalities naturally have different tastes. Hui people like cold chicken rice noodles, that is, the cooked white-cut chicken is torn into strips and mixed into rice noodles, with plum vinegar and some seasonings, and finally poured with a spoonful of brine. The entrance is sweet and sour and smooth, which is the best choice for appetizing and relieving summer heat. In Bai people's homes, they like to eat cold rice noodles with skin. Eating rawhide alone is a bit greasy, but if it is mixed with rice flour, it will neutralize the taste. Add shredded radish and some seasonings, and a bowl of special dishes will be baked. The sour and sweet taste of cold chicken rice noodles, the heavy taste of raw skin cold rice noodles, and the upgrade of sour and spicy are the foods that Dali has to eat.
Food has flavor, food has feelings, and Dali's food has special feelings. This kind of natural food is based on Dali folk customs, so it is so touching, simple and heavy. Come to Dali, let your body and mind walk with your taste, and feel the food culture that has lasted for thousands of years in Dali.